Shoe bursh



S. (i. WILSON. SHOE BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED 0121,14, 1.921.

Patentd 00h. w, M22.,

2 SHEETS-SMU 1,

S. G. WILSON.

sHoE BRUSH,

` APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 192|. V L43] 1,5%@ l Patented Oct. w, 1922d w MAW ATTORNEYS y fs'inriinNen Winsen, or riiiiiiinnnrnie,PENNSYLVANIA.

"SHOE Berea i `ppilication filed'` october 1li, 1921. Serial No.507,593.

"To @ZZ who??? tin/ay concerne" e" i Be it known that l, STEPHENGQWILSON, 'a citizen of the United 'States,` residing" in the city and`county of Philadelphia, State `of Pennsylvania, have Vinvented a`'neiv` `and useful `Shoe Brush, of which 4the following isaspeciiication.`l y

lli/Iy invention consists of a slice brush forined light metal or othersuitablernaterial" Ahaving `a y perforated` back and sides,outturned'runyvays in said sides`, slots and recesses in said N runways,means for stiff-'ening and strengtheningsaid sides "and back,

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. "inafter set forth.

and a frame or body carrier in Isaid runways, and means for locking saidcarrier and" said body in said runways and "back,"

llt consists also of a shoe brush 1'having a body formed of fabrics ofcoarse and fine natures 'for different lkinds of Work,` and a frame .orcarrier attachabletheret'o adapted to carry hsaid body in the back offthe brush vand permit said body to be reversed? and so present eitherof its surfaces to the shoes.

it consists also of novel means" for locking said frame vvith the sidesofthe bach. "lt consistsalso df other details as will be herejv Theinvent on is satisfactorily Iillustrated in the accompanying drawings,but the "11nportant instrumentalities thereofmay be varied, andso it isto be understood that the p tion` in the back,v the handle l0 thereof isinvention not `limited `to `the specific de- "tails shovvn anddescribed, `as 4long asp-they `are Within thefspirit or scope ofthe'claims. Figures "l, 2, and 3 represent perspective views of a brushembodying inly invention,

i" `certain members `thereof beingin different positions in thedifferent figures;

Figure e represents." a.' longitudinal `section on linee-#el Figure 3. f"Figure frepresents a `transverse section on line 545` Figure 3. 1

`Figure 6 represents a perspective lvieiirof `the body ofthe brush individed condition;

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` 7 represents ma perspective view of Figure I which carries the bodyWithin the l the frame back.' i

Figure 8 represents a perspective view` of a bracing plate employed "forthe bfackor head one of `the ""stiffening. members employed' in l'"Figure 10 represents a: side'felevation of the device ona reducedscale.

Figure ll represents a vperspective View of 1 l l designates the-backenhead of the `ing.

` Figure 9 represents a perspective View of "which the adjacentportionsof the side bars head. the `other plate ,19x are the faanemberdetached from its position shown inFigure 7. l i `Similar "numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the figures. 1

`Referring to the drawings.

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the same being formed of light inetal or `other suitablle material*comprising lthe top 2, "andtlhedepending sides 3 providing ach'annberin said back. On the opposite inner faces of said Isides 3 aretheoutturned parallel runways Li and "5 `which extend in the longitud-inalIdirection of said back.

1 The runwaysjare formed by bending the "lower `en'dsof thesides 3 ofthe back or head of the brush intochannel forinlthis acting ascorrugations Which stiffen and strengthen saidends Y f 6 designates aplate say of metal for bracing theback 1, the saine having its sidesadapted to be fitted in the runways 4. 0n a side of said plate are theresi-lient tongues 11 which lare adaptedto be sprung into the slot l2 intheadjacent portion of the runway fl,

thus locking the plate in t-lieback.

" )Dn 'saidplate (i is the moistener 7 which isadap'ted tobe fittedWithin the tongues 8 i on theholder 9, which latter is adapted to beWithdrawnthrough the open end 9X of the plate as shovvn in Figure 8.

ln order to retain said holder in posin resilientJ and"providedwvithaslot l()X which is adapted to be sprung on the tongue or lip 10X on theadjacent end of `the back 1.

` `13 designates the rubbing material of the `biusliythe sarnebeingformed of a plurality `of plieslorpieceslliand 15 of felt or otherfibrous material of different natures, one of them being a coarsefabric, and the other afinefabrid said pieces being foldedone "ing dirt"fi'onithe shoes, and the fine fabric inaybe used for the final finish ofpolish` fnorder to connectthebody with the back providejthe frainejorcarrier 16 which consists ofthe sidebars 175011 one end ofwhich thesidesof said head 19 areslots 20X in are receivedthus connecting said bars,plate fis the handle plate ldand the head 19)- ln slots 22 which areadapted to receive the bifurcated lugs 21 which are adapted to be sprunginto said slots 22 thus connecting said head 19X'with the adjacent endsof the arms 17. By these means also the frame is prevented fromspreading and disconnection i from the body. i

The bars 17 are fitted in slits 29 formed in the sides of the body andthey are adapted to be fitted in the runways 5, and so the body isconnected with the back and carried thereon. v

On the side ends of the plate 18 are the laterally projecting lugs ortongues 20 which are adapted to engage grooves or recesses 2OXX in theadjacent ends of the runways y,5 and act as stops to limit the movementof the body into theback 1.

.In order to hold the folds of the body lfirmly together cords 23 arepassed through the grooves 29 in the body and recessesy 25 in the endplates 24 and then properly tightened and tied, thus holding said bodyand plates in compact form.

Interposed between the end folds of the body 13 are the plates 24 whichhave in their sides recesses 25 through which the cords 23 and bars 17pass, and between their sides the openings 26 into which contiguous.portions of the sides of the adjacent folds of the body are compressedthus stiifening said portions and preventing lateral shifting of theplates.

On the sides of the bars 17 of the frame 16 are the ears 27 whichproject laterally therefrom and adapted to spring into the slots in thesides of the runway 5, one of said ears having thereon the notch 28rwhich interlocks with the wall of the adjacent slot 30 and so preventslongitudinal shifting of the body in the back, and vice versa.

The frame 16 carrying the body of rubbing material 13 is applied to oneend of the back and its ears 27 are fitting in the runways 5. The bodyis then slidingly pushed into the back to full extent being stopped bythe tongues 20 abutting the recesses 2()xx in the end of the runways 5.Then the ears 27 spring into the slots 30, and the notch 28 engages withthe wall of one of said slots and so the body is held in the back.

The brush may now be used first for removing the dirt from the shoes bythe coarse (material of the body. Then the body is drawn out partly fromthe back, the holding action of the notch 28 on the ear 27 beingovercome. Then the body is overturned and the lugs 31 remaining in therunways 5, see Figure 2. Then the body is raised to full extent when theframe is introduced into the runways 5, at opposite -ends of the sidesand the body is pushed to full extent into the head, orvback, the lugs31 sliding in the runways 5 until the tongues 20 reach the recesses 20"*and abut thereagainst thus stoppin the motion of the frame andconsequent y that of the body of the brush, the ears 27 having sprunginto the slots 29 and interlocking therewith.

The ne fabric of the head is now below and adapted to be rubbed on theshoe to complete the polishing.

The back is formed of light metal or other material which though strongis light in its nature, so the plate 6 is employed whereby said body andits sides 3 are stiffened and strengthened and so prevented fromcollapsing. The top 1 of the back is perforated to permit the moistener7 to dry therein. Vhen the body is worn, it may be removed from thecarrier, and a new one substituted therefor and fitted in the carrierand back for rendering further service as liereinbe fore described,while the back and carrier are retained therefor, and so to that extentthe brush is renewable.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a polishing device, a backing meinber having a downwardlyextending spring tongue at one end thereof, and downwardly extendingparallel side walls extending the length of said back, said walls beingprovided with upper and lower channeled runways extending the length ofsaid side walls, and slots in said runways intermediate their ends, theends of the lower runways having grooves therein, and an adjustabledrawer bracing plate in the upper runways of said side walls to bracesaid walls and backing member, and a moistening pad of fabric materialmounted on a iat piece of metal having an upwardly extending resilienthandle, said handle having a crosswise slot in its end, said pad andhandle thereof being carried by the drawer bracing plate, the springtongue in the end of said back set into said slot in said handlereleasably hold ing said moistening pad in place, the top of saidbacking member havin openings therein to facilitate the drying o saidmoistening pad when not in use, and a polishing pad carrying framehaving means cooperating with the lower runways of said side walls.

2. In a olishinor device of the character stated having a backingmember, said back havin a spring tongue at one end thereof, andownwardly extending parallel side walls extending the length of saidback, said walls having upper and lower channeled runways extending thelength of said walls. said runways having slots intermediate their ends,and an adjustable drawer bracing plate in the upper runwa s of said sidewalls, said bracing plate aving one end and its two lon itudinal sidesrolled upwardly, said rol ed up sides having two spaced crosswise slotsintermediate their ends, the middle section formed by the two tcrosswise slots in saidrolled up sides being `pressed outwardly forminga spring latch for locking engagement with the slot in the upper runwayof said side walls to adjustably hold said bracing plate in place, and apolishing pad carrying frame having means' cooperating with said lowerrunways of said side member. y

` `3. In a polishing device, a backing meinber having downwardlyextending parallel side walls, said walls being provided with ing saidframe, notched lugs provided on said frame to engage the said slots inthe lower runways to lock the frame in place,

one end of said frame being disengageable from said runways permittingthe frame to be swung about its opposite end as a pivot for reversingthe face of said polishing pad carried bysaid frame. l

et. ln a polishing device, a backing member having downwardly extendingparallel ,i side walls extending the length of said back,

\ said walls being provided with upper and lower runways extending thelength of said side walls, and slots in said runways intermediate theirends, and grooves in the ends of the said lowerrunways, a drawer brac-`ing plate in the said upper runways to brace the back and side membersthereof, and a carrier for a polishing pad removably engaged Ain saidlower runways, means for insista locking the carrier in position, saidcarrier comprising a frame formed of spaced resilient side members,plates connecting the corresponding ends of said side members, saidplates provided with slots adapted to receive slotted lugsprovided onthe corresponding ends of said side members of said frame for permittinreleasableclamping of the pad within the drame, the opposite end of saidframe having on its sides outwardly extending lugs for abuttingengagement in the aforesaid grooves in the ends of said lower runways toprevent said carrier from passing on through said `runways `and to keepthe end of said frame from knocking up and down when in use forpolishing.

5. In a polishing device of the kind stated, a polishing pad comprisinga laminated body formed of sinuously folded sheets of fabric material,iiexible cords reeved through said folds, the opposite side faces ofsaid pad being slitted longitudinally midway of the polishing faces ofthe pad to receive said cord to bind the folds together, said cord beingtied at one end of said pad.

6. ln apolishing device of the kind stated,

`a backing member having side walls, a carrier for a polishing paddetachably carried by said side walls, and a pad mounted in saidcarrier, said pad comprising a sinuously folded sheet of flexibletextile fabric, stiffening plates interposed between the folds of thepad, and flexible cords passing through the folds of said pad and thestidening plates for retaining said folds and plates in shape.

STEPHEN e. wiiisou,`

